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Originally Posted by sadavis00  However, retaining this belief is more a decision , the belief is not founded on some proof, because essentially it can't be proven, similar to how God can't be proven. |
Actually it can be proven (or tested). You simply have to select a bunch of intentions and go try to manifest them.
(a) If you get no results, you can either conclude:
(i) you were not manifesting correctly (in which case you would refine / adjust your methods and try again, effectively re-running the experiment); or
(ii) LOA doesn't work, or doesn't work for you.
(b) If you do get results, you can either conclude:
(i) LOA exists and works; or
(ii) your results could have been mere coincidences or otherwise attributable to other factors, as opposed to the LOA (in which case, you would select another bunch of intentions and try again to manifest them, effectively re-running the experiment).
Theoretically, in many cases, it should be possible to find ways to investigate the possible effects of various "Thought Affects Reality" theories, under quite tightly-controlled conditions. Examples would be (1) Dean Radin's successful replication, under double-blind conditions, of Masaru Emoto's "Thought Affects the Molecular Structure of Water" theory; (2) the experiments run by Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research lab; (3) Dr Guang Yue's experiments on whether regularly imagining a gym workout will increase the strength of your bicep muscles (the answer is yes); (4) the Rosenthal experiment (where teachers are tricked into believing that certain children have been tested to be bright, and certain other children have been tested to be dumb; the teachers' false beliefs start transforming into reality, affecting the kids IQ scores eight months later)/
But then I personally find it's more interesting to manifest what I really want for my own life (rather than these academic things like whether thoughts can affect the molecular structure of water crystals).